Under the new rule, someone who picked up an application for a marijuana-related establishment would have 45 days to file it with the town. After that deadline, the whole process would have to start over, with that prospective applicant going to the end of the line.

The board set this deadline at the urging of both Town Clerk Kim Alva and Town Marshal/Trustee Fred Cook, who were concerned about applications being taken out by less serious people and then not getting returned. That could lead to a waste of the town's money on staff time and resources, they said.

The board passed an ordinance Feb. 12 allowing such licensing, but the town is still under a 30-day waiting period before it could start accepting applications for state and local consideration. That waiting period will end soon, though, and the applications could start piling up, Alva warned the board.

There are different rules and processes for both state and local approval of applications, depending on if the applicant is seeking a medical dispensary or recreational retail license.

Town Attorney Carmen Beery affirmed that the board was OK legally to set the filing deadline.

Mayor Ed Parker also reported that the town was aware of several possibilities for economic development, both related to marijuana and not. One possibility was a potential Little Caesars Pizza, which one of the prospective marijuana business applicants also wanted to open in the town.

Candidates speak

Resident Bert Brown kicked off the citizens' concerns portion of the meeting by asking all of the candidates in the April 1 election to be ready to go to work for the town if elected.

He pointed out that the town has a lot of opportunities for new businesses to come to town, which will mean more jobs for people, but with growth would come more work for the town's governing body.

"It would be nice to have the other cities, towns look up to Log Lane for a change," Brown said.

With that, Parker declared it was the candidates' turn to speak. All except for Janet Cruz were there. The mayor said she told him she would have liked to have been at the meeting, but she had to work.

Trustee Rick Alva said he had been on the board for more than two years and wanted to stay on it so he could see through with the marijuana issue, which he supported.

Trustee Jeanie Cardona said she had been on the board for two years and was interested in staying on the board to see the town's coming changes and be a part of them.

Trustee Rose Condos said her record speaks for itself. She pointed to her work toward getting the Colorado Department of Local Affairs grant for the town's water tower.

Trustee/Marshal Fred Cook said he was running because he thought the town had a chance to change its reputation for the good. He said he had seen too many problems in Log Lane over the years and he wanted to be a part of making the town better.

Trustee Dee Jimenez said she had been on the board for about five years, during which she had served as the town's building official for several years. She said she hoped to see the town grow.

Brown broke in to ask Jimenez, Condos and Cardona why they had sought to fire Kim Alva as town clerk. None of the three answered the question, with Jimenez referring Brown to the attorney from CIRSA who had advised them, Andy Nathan.

Brown then said that attempted firing and disregard for the legal advice of former Town Attorney Carl McGuire as reasons why McGuire quit working for the town. Brown said the town needed a board with members who "won't hide things" from town residents or act based on personal grudges.

Candidate Michael Carlson said the secrecy Brown was referring to was one reason why he was running. He said he was raised in Log Lane Village, and now he wanted to become involved in the community and help to bring in business and grow the town.

Candidate Robin Mastin pointed to her ownership of Lil Greeney's Liquor Store and that she has frequently attended and participated in the board meetings. She said she wants to seethe town grow and the board get along.

Candidate Raina Hallahan said she was a younger community member, as well as a business owner and the mother of a 5-year-old. She said she wanted to ensure the town would be a safe place, help to get it cleaned up and be part of helping it to grow.

Trustee Martha Manion said she was "all about the kids." She said she wanted to see the town use part of any new tax dollars coming in to do something to help the local youth.

Candidate Shawn Greenwell said he had lived in Log Lane for half of his life and now wants to become more involved with the town. He said he wants the town to grow, get cleaned up and serve the local youth.

The Log Lane voters will be able to choose six of the 11 candidates for the new board. Ballots have already been mailed out and could start arriving any day now.

Parker is running unopposed for the mayor's seat he already holds.

He said he was excited by the opportunities the town has right now, including some economic development possibilities both related to marijuana and not.

"There's more business activity in this town now than in a long time," Parker said.

He said Log Lane needs people on the board who will help the town, but also to attract others to come to the town to become a part of the community and do things for the residents.

Parker said he was able to give a lot of his time to the town because of his disability, which is due to a disease that causes tumors.

• Approved having the town open a claim with insurer CIRSA for repairs to the town's building on Pine Street.

• Approved paying $1,050 to ServiceMaster Clean for the recent cleaning of the floors in Town Hall.

• Approved spending up to $1,000 with Nutri Lawn for fertilizing the park.

• Approved the Feb. 12 regular meeting minutes.

• Approved the March 5 special meeting minutes, 6-1, with Jimenez voting no.

• Approved the Feb. 12 to March 11 payables.

• Heard from Cook that the town is waiting on Morgan County to be able to post the sex offender registry information, which was held up by a technical glitch; heard that Log Lane Police Canine Opie was featured in "Canine Courier" for playing a role in a large drug bust on Interstate 76 in October 2013.

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